Teaching Experience

Math & Science College Preparatory || Los Angeles, CA August 2017 - Present
English Teacher & Head Swim Coach
• Instructs two sections of English 9 and three sections of AP Language
• Coaches the CIF Varsity Boys & Girls Swim Team
• Heads the school-wide Book Club, facilitating discussions about student-selected books
• Supports students in English 9 to interpret figurative language, decode word meaning,
and make inferences as a gateway to understanding author’s choice, in texts such
as Romeo & Juliet and Fahrenheit 451, as well as in complementary information
articles or essays
• Guides students in AP Language to develop their writing skills, with a focus on
analyzing prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts, as well as deep analysis of
core texts such as On Writing, The Glass Castle, and Burro Genius, in order to foster
students’ skills as informed citizens and intellectual leaders
Victoria Nichols
Location: Culver City, CA • Plans and implements the curriculum for both courses, which center on challenging
Email:Culver
Location: VNichols11@gmail.com
City, CA and engaging text sets, formative assessments, unit exams, and multi-draft essays
Phone: 603-545-8086
Email: VNichols11@gmail.com • Implements scaffolds and structures, such as biweekly Socratic Seminars,
to foster a collaborative, discussion-based, and student-led classroom
Phone: 603-545-8086
A graduate from Wellesley College and
Boston University, Victoria is a passionate Crown Preparatory Academy || Los Angeles, CA August 2015 - June 2017
Aboutteacher
Victoria:
with four years of teaching experi- 8th-Grade ELA Teacher
A graduate
ence, firstfrom
workingWellesley
at BostonCollege and inBoston
Latin School • Instructed five sections of 8th-Grade ELA and led one section of Advisory
University, Victoria is a passionate
Boston, Massachusetts and then transition-teacher with five • Supervised as 8th-Grade Team Leader, fostering cross-curricular collaboration
years ing
of teaching
to STEM Prep experience,
Schools first working
in Los Angeles, at Boston by supporting 8th-Grade teachers and by heading weekly grade-level meetings
Latin California.
School in Victoria
Boston, has Massachusetts
experience teaching and then • Developed students’ argumentative, narrative, and explanatory writing skills
English attoboth
transitioning STEM the Prep
middle school and
Schools in Los Angeles, through the analysis of challenging texts and through the completion of engaging
high school
California. Victorialevel.
has While teachingteaching
experience English English assessments, such as short stories, research papers, and Socratic Seminars
Language Arts 8 at Crown Preparatory
at both the middle school and high school level. • Differentiated and accommodated all activities and assignments, including for
Academy (CPA), the STEM Prep middle English learners and students with IEPs/504 plans
While teaching English Language Arts 8 at Crown
school, Victoria designed and implemented
Preparatory Academy curriculum
a standards-based (CPA), the that
STEM Prep middle
explored Boston Latin School || Boston, MA September 2014 – June 2015
school, Victoria designed and implemented
identity through American Literature. In a standards- Student Teacher
basedaddition,
curriculum.
she supervised Student Govern- Student
In addition, she supervised • Led two sections of College English Language Arts 9 and assisted in one section
Government
ment and and served
served as asthethe 8th-Grade
8th-Grade TeamTeam Leader. of a Senior Capstone course
In thisLeader. In this supervisory
supervisory role, she ledrole, she meetings,
weekly led with • Strengthened students’ critical reading and analytical writing skills by exploring
weekly
a specific aimmeetings,
to fosterwith a specific aim collaboration.
cross-curricular to rigorous texts such as A Raisin in the Sun, Jane Eyre, and Romeo & Juliet
After foster cross-curricular
two years at CPA, she collaboration.
transitionedAfterto Math & • Promoted development of the advanced research and writing skills necessary
Science College Preparatory (MSCP), theMath
two years at CPA, she transitioned to STEM Prep for students to complete a year-long literary analysis writing assignment
& Science College Preparatory (MSCP), the
high school, where she has taught English 9, English • Supported 12th-grade Capstone students with their culminating TEDTalk presentations
STEM Prep high school, where she teach- by fostering a myriad of independent research and communication skills
12, and AP Language.
es English As an12.active
9 and English member of the
As an active
schoolmember
community, she also assists administration
of the school community she also in
running professional development sessions,
assists administration in running profes- heads the Work Experience
Book sional
Club, and coaches the
development Varsity
sessions, Swim Team.
supervises
Harvard Graduate School of Education || Cambridge, MA June 2012 – June 2014
the Book Club, and coaches the CIF Boys &
Faculty Assistant, Offices of Howard Gardner
Objective:
Girls Varsity Swim Team. • Edited grant proposals, recruited participants, and analyzed interview transcripts for
Victoria’s objective in teaching is to individualize the a pilot study on the role of liberal arts education in the 21st century
learning experience for all students, through student • Attended and participated in conferences, meetings, and discussions with a variety
choice, differentiation, and accommodations, in order of education stakeholders, about topics such as Multiple Intelligence Theory and
to promote students’ post-secondary success. Victoria liberal arts education
aims to support students’ holistic learning through • Designed, maintained, and contributed to Dr. Gardner’s social media, personal
genuine engagement and leveled scaffolding. website, and the official website of Multiple Intelligences Theory
• Monitored, edited, and collaborated on books, blogs, articles, reviews, forewords,
presentations, and correspondences
Certifications:
California Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential -
English (Valid through 2022) Education
Boston University School of Education || Boston, MA May 2015
Interests: Master of Arts in Teaching, English Education
Creative Writing & Screenwriting, Film & Media, GPA: 4.00/4.00
Literature, Swimming, Running, Triathlons, Hiking
Wellesley College || Wellesley, MA May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Cinema and Media Studies
GPA: 3.42/4.00, Latin Honors – Psi Chi